Senior Manager - Outdoor | Manchester
Join adidas Europe and shape the future of the sporting goods industry! For over 75 years, our European heritage has been a fusion of culture and innovation, driving global sports trends. Our offices, from Herzogenaurach to London, Berlin, Zaragoza, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Athens, Milan, Manchester, and Paris, are centers of creativity and collaboration. We aim to be Europe's best sports brand, seeking pioneers and visionaries to join our bold journey. At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're invited to make a global impact, joining a team that values creativity, courage and innovation. Are you ready to be part of our journey?
You’ll be joining our Stockport Head office, home to 18 showrooms, our Conference Centre, staff Wellness Hub, a truly state-of-the-art gym - fully loaded with Peloton bikes & every piece of gym equipment you can imagine. An indoor astroturf pitch, chat boxes & creative corners creative spaces. Our Stockport team consists of over adidas employees, working across, Brand, Sports Marketing, Marketing Activations, Visual Merchandising, Sales, Account Operations, Finance, HR & many more.
What you’ll do:
As a cluster North Senior Manager Go To Market responsible for the Outdoor category at adidas, you’ll drive our terrex & five ten business and brand success through the development & execution of an optimal go-to-market plan, within the strategic framework set out by Global / Europe & North Director Outdoor.
You’ll also act as the category expert for the marketplace and key category contact for all relevant stakeholders. We’re looking for someone to be able to work independently as well as part of an extended GTM (Go-to-Market) team.
Skills you’ll need:
1. University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
2. 5-8 years of retail merchandising expertise, or experience of cross-functional marketing and/or sales functions
3. Good communication (both written and verbal) and facilitation skills (small and large groups) especially when interacting with different levels of the business internally and externally
4. Excellent organisational skills given the breadth of seasonal and task responsibilities in this role
Life at adidas:
We operate a flexible hybrid model with 3 fixed days in the office and the flexibility for you to choose where you work from home on the other 2 days. Additionally, we want to accommodate candidates wherever possible with one of our many different flexible working policies, whatever your situation, working around childcare, dependants, or other life commitments.
To ensure everyone feels welcome we endeavour to accommodate everyone at all stages of the application and interview process. Should you need it, please let your recruitment partner know and they will be more than happy to help.
Additional Benefits:
Leading pension scheme, performance related bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Bupa health insurance & Westfield cash plan, generous employee discount and world-class gym facilities on-site at Manchester HQ or Gym contributions for our London colleagues.
Please apply before our closing date of 16th August